Title : What Makes Girls Sick And Tired

Author : Lucile De Peslouan

Publisher : Second Story Press

Blurb (as on Goodreads):

What Makes Girls Sick and Tired is a feminist manifesto that denounces the discrimination against and unfairness felt by women from childhood to adulthood. The graphic novel, illustrated in a strikingly minimalist style with images of girls with varied body types and personalities, invites teenagers to question the sexism that surrounds us, in ways that are obvious and hidden, simple and complex.

The book’s beginnings as a fanzine shine through in its honesty and directness, confronting the inequalities faced by young women, every day. And it ends with a line of hope, that with solidarity, girls will hurt less, as they hold each other up with support and encouragement.

My Take:

“What Makes Girls Sick and Tired” by Lucile De Peslouan is the first graphic novel I had read and the title is what that interested me to request this book. It’s a short collection of illustrated work that denounces discrimination, sexual violence and various other things that women had been facing around from childhood to adulthood. The artwork was so apt and beautiful. The usage of language is simple and the narration is to the point. It’s a 48 pages short read with a powerful message within. I would like to thank Second Story Press and Netgalley for the ARC!

Some of my favourite lines from the book:

“Girls are sick and tired of knowing that even today women are the victims of honour crimes and are treated as ‘sub-human’.”

“Girls are less sick and tired when they are encouraging, supportive and united in solidarity with one another. It’s one of the best part of feminism.”

My Rating: 3/5